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. / r ?• THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY. Consolidate Jons 1. 192S. VOLUME LV. BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. JUNE 30TH, 1M2. ‘Juabt Like a Member of the Family” NUMBER 44. Two Killed, One Hurt in Auto-Train Wreck Nathaniel Barrett and Woodrow But ler Are Dead and Buddie White la Seriously Injured. Nathaniel Barrett and Woodrow Butler, negroes, ar e dead and Buddie •White, also colored, lies seriously in jured as the result of a railroad cross ing accident about a mile north of Williston Sunday afternoon, when the automobile'in which they were riding was struck by a Southern Railway passenger train. One of the negroes was killed instantly and the other died i nan Augusta hospital. W. W. Sprawls, of Williston, who witnessed the accident, testified at the coroner's inque-t |.hat }he ne groes attempted to cross the rail road track ahead , of the'train and the car was struck by the locomotive. The death of Barrett and Butler brings the total number of dutomo- . bile fatalities in Barnwell County to - live during the month of June, Grif fin Bates, Fred Creech and Horace ^^/bok. young white men of Barnwell, ^^Atoving let their lives in a wreck here a couple of weeks ago. Lay Groundwork for Municipal Election Enrollment Rook Opens July 1st at Lemon Broa.' Store.—All Voters Must EnrcJI. In this issue of The People-Senti nel will be found the notice of enroll ment of. the Barnwell municipal Democratic pai ty. The book will be opened tomorrow (Friday) at the store of Lemon Bros, and will remain open until July 30th. Under the rules of the local organisation there mu/t be a complete. new enrollment of voters this year, the last general en- roWment having been held in *28. The enrollment committee is composed of A. A. Lemon, E. D. Robertson and N. D. Coclin. The time for candidates to qualify for the primary election will expire at 12 o'clock, Friday, July ISth, and the ass^sment* will be as follows: Mayer, $10; alderman. $2.50; com- j mis«ioner of public works, $2.50: It wUl be necessary to elect two com missioners this year to auccee I K. A. Deason and T. J. Langley, the former new holding th e position of postma* ter at Barnwell and the latter having moved several months ago to Lynch burg. Va. Tht nctice of enrollment set- forth the qualifications for membership in the local municipal club ami gives ther necassary information. Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week A Little Sense and Nonsense About People You Know and Others You Don’t Know. HARRIS BEGS FOR RELIEF FROM HOOVER AND SMITH Attacks Smith Record Baseball News. Wednesday aftemon of last week, the Barnwell baseball team defeated the Johnston aggregation on the latter’s diamond, 17 to 2. The follow ing day the local-* went down to Yem- assee and took a 7 to 1 defeat, mostly, it is said, at the hands of the umpire. Friday aftemon the home hopes tool; the big end pf a 24 to 4 score against Willuton. Saturday Barnwell de feated Qraniteville, 7 to 2. Tuesday afternoon, Barnwell had a 7 to 3 lead over the State Hospital team when rain broke up the game in the fourth inning. The visitors took the lead in the second inning,- when an error by Higbe, local twirler, was more or less responsible for two runs. In the third, an eiror by Kearse at short gave them another tally. The wnldness of visiting pitch ers and the heavy hitting of the locals netted Barnwell seven runs in the fourth, but Jupiter Pluvius stepped in before another inning could be played. • The Newberry All-Stars play here this (Thursday) afternoon and Gran- iteville Friday. The games sttfrt at four o’clock. ^ Leaves for West Point. wWed Elmer W. Grubbs, son of Mr. and . J. B. Grubbs, of this city, left ednesday" for West Poiftt Military Academy, to which institution he was recently given an appointment by Congressman Butler B. Hare. Young GrUbbs was a sophomore at The Cita del this year and ranked high in his classes. His appointment to West Point is a distinct honor and hi* friends are confident that he will “make food.” A crowd of men—and one lady— with nothing better to do, watching two negro boys operate home-made mechanical "dolls. . .A .well-defined footpath across the grass in “The Cir cle”, detracting from the appearance of that park. '. ^ Boys, girls and adults, in bathing suits, hurrying from th e ole swimmin’ hole to the scene of Thursday’s fire. ... A restful shade of green paint replacing the priming coat of orange on Main Stieet’s electric light standards. . . The next United States Senator from South Carolina and the next Congress man from the new* Second District. . . . Negroes around “Bud” Halford’s icewater barrel Kke sparrows around a- bird-bath. . . . Martin Best complaining about the amount * of Barnwell's “hair* of the gate re ceipts at the ball game in Yemassee; in spite of the fact that a dispatch to the daily papers estimated the at- endance at 500, the visitors were given only $10. . . Which reminds one of the story of a “share-cropper” Irving near Barnwell who said he never waa able to make the landlord’s half of the crop. . . . And the one about the little bey who was given two nickles one Sunday morning; a short time later he was heard crying and when hia mother inquired the cause, the little fellow said that he had “lost the Lord's nickle.” . . Senator E. D. Smith telling a few pre-meeting jokes on the streets. ... A big crowd of bathers vacating the ole swimmin' hole when it was discover ed that a snake Was also enjoying a swim therein; th«, snake was killed, and the bathers returned with caution. . . . A suggestion that Edgar A. Brown’* title be changed from that of “The Kingfish” to “The Flying- Ash” in view of his many airplane trips. . . Lonnie Calhoun ome more perched on a cucumber crate in front of a local drug store, with W. E. McNab keeping him company. . . A party of Allendale people en joying a picnic at the ole swimmin’ hrle one night. A «treet thermometer, directly ex posed to the sun’s cays, registering \ 118 degrees »t nine o'clock Thursday: LEON W. HARR1 DOESN’T KNOW “WHICH IS THE BIGGEST CURSE.” Senior Seantir Declared He Would Not Defend His 24-Year Record. —Klea.se Lacks Fire. Miss Elaine Harley in Beauty Contest • , ^ ' . jr Will Represent Barnwell Post at American Legion Coraention in Aiken July 4th. Sidelights on the Campaign Meeting. When Senator Smith called for a hand-primary of those who had re ceived government loans this year, the borrowers denied their savior like Peter denied Christ. k Judging from the comment heard here, the speeches of ma«t of the can didates for. the United States Senate were disappointmants to their sup- porters, this being especially true In the case of Ashton H. Williams, cham pion of the “wet” cause. Senator Smift seems to have taken a leaf out of former Senator Blease's book—as soon as he finished his speech Friday he left the court room and shook the dust of JSarnwell from hie feet. That Frank Lever made the best speech of all the aspirants seems to be the consensus cf opinion. Sheriff Boncil H. Dyche* made an imposing figure seated on the judge's bench with his feet propped up on the desk—at least, his feet looked very imposing and could easily have served las billboards. J. Ju'ien Bush, Esq., who presided morning. . . Cel. J. E. Harley and •on. Humm.1, l«v,n K for the Dome m * d •• * v,r >' * ood '" ll,ic * 1 in cr.tir nation,! convention. . And ,h “ OI - n ' d several pretty K ir|. .t the depot to Hi ' “ntetime. wondered bid them (?) good-bye. . . C. G. °t there would be any thing Fuller returning to B.rnw,ll by .uto | 1,,t ,cr ,h '' «"<« d »<es to ulk about, after his plane was forced d)wn in [ a cotton field near Sw.nac, Se-ause ' F ' orn ' r Sen *" ir Bl,w l * ck ' d ,h ' of motor trouble. . . A few for. ! cld - ,im ' ^ of ?«’'■«>■» «mp.ign mer ardent Bleaaeites “aeusing d, m " ,, "'<" in Barnwell. M.ny a.id hall- when their one-time idol beg.n ! hi * >P w:h w ‘» (hl - “ l »» l * nd mild " t to -peak at the meeting Friday. . had ' ,er h<,ard him m,k '- Isiah Carter, colored, bringing to The * * * Pecple-Sentinel cfT.ce a small legjJ Fuller of BaillWell that tfas laid by a pullet five months' old. . . Michael Ussery, an em bryo cartoonist, displaying his talent with >idewalk drawings advertising the bal\ garner . . Visitor's to the coast returning home with a nice re?T~?Cat cf tan. . . A bargain sale of ice—iMiime’s worth fot a nickle. . . . Col. Edgar A. Brown trying to organize a “Tieless Club.”. Mrs. Chaa. C. Owens. Comes Down in Field Fcr First Time Motor Fails at 2,000 Feet.—Made Succeasful Fccced Landing Near Swansea. Columbia, June 25.—C: G. Fuller, well kno^n road contractor of Barn well, who make* most of his trips by his own airplane, had his motor to go dead cn him Thursday afternoon but made a successful landing in a cotton field near Swansea. Mr. Fuller was at .something more Mis. Lottie Oweens, 44, wife of Chas. C. Owens, died at her home in Barn well Saturday afternoon at 4:20 o’-, dock. She had been in failing health | th ? n 2 ’ 000 feet hi * h when his en ^ i,ie fob-N^everal years, but was critically ; an< ^ sorn e difficulty in ill -only two days px-evious to her ^ n( l' n 8 a good landing place. He glided fcr about two and one-half V) death. Mrs. Owens, wbese maiden name The feur candidate* for the Demo cratic nomination to the United States Senat e ended here Fridair the second week of the ten-week campaign tour of the State. Leon W. Harris, of Anderson, and former Senator Cole L. Blease con tinued their attacks on the record of Senator E. D. Smith, although Blease declared in his speech that he did not intend to “criticis e Smith’s record.” Ashton H. Williams, Florence attor ney, and Blease were the only candi date* who mentioned the liquqr question. Hardly more than 100 people were present when Hairis began th^ first address but before the speaking was over the crowd had grown to about 250. The Anderson solicitor attacked the federal land bank, the federal farm board and the 1932 farm loan, declaring that he didn’t know “which it the biggest cur**. Hoover prosperi ty or Ed Smith fatm relief, but it’s time to get rid of both.” He also chaiged Senator Smith with nepotism, criticised the new tax bill, scored crookednea* in the administration of veterans’ lelief and attacked the re construction finance corporation. Senator Smith. Senator Smith indulged in a bit of sarcasm in his opening remarks and declared that he wculd no defend hia 24-year record in the Senate—that if the people of South Carolina don’t already know what he ha* done for them, they never will. The renaon he voted against woman suffrage, the Lynchburg man said, waa because It “enfranchised negro women and made no distinction, between voters.” He voted agaist a federal salary reduc ^tion measure because it cut small salaries more heavily proportionately than larger one*, he explained. Sena tor Smith claimed that through a fed eral loan hill of $200,000,000 to farm ers he had “financed the farmers of the Southeast.” He resorted to hand-primary in an effoit to deter mine how many in the audience had received loans fram the fund, but only four boi rowers held up their hands. A man in the audiem- e declar ed that “practically every farmer present had received help and that 1,- 100 in Barnwell had gotten govern ment money.” The Sefiator scorecf the iniquities cf the Republican party. Ashton H. Williams. The high tariff, government inter ference in business and government expenditures were assailed by A*hton H. Williams, In a fling at Smith, Williams said President Hoover and Senator Smith “are willing to sacri fice their convictions for political expediency.” He read a news dispatch from Chicago describing the “wet” conditions existing In 'that city duting the Republican national convention and referred to his hand-primary at the Edgefield meeting, when only five out of 500 persons, 100 of whom' were women, signified they had not violated the prohibition law when he called for a show of hands. “Even Barnwell County -can better Edegfield’.* record,” he said. Former Ser.itor Blease. The final speaker, former Senator Cole L. Blease, took issue with Wil liams’ recent statement that the Aiken, June 27.—If Miss Elaine Harley, of Barnwell, American Legion beauty, is crowned Queen at 'Ihe State Legion Convention in Aiken, July 4th, her xeward will be a gift lovely enough for any queen. This announcement comes from the ladie*’ committee in charge of the Beaaty Contest, which was won last year by Miss Azile Smoak, of Branchville. No information concerning the nature of the prize will be available until it is presented to the winner at her coronation by Mia« Smoak. Second and third choices will be appointed maids of honor to the new queen. Both thy judging and coronation Will take plac e amid the regal set ting of the lawn of the Highland Park Hotel, Aiken’s largest retort hotel. Following the coronation, the new Queen, her court, and members of the convention will celebrate the occasion at th^ Queen’.* Ball in the ballroom of the Highland Park. Competition for Beauty’s crown promise* to be more intense than at any previous Legion Convention, with SO entries already received. Each Legion Poet nominating a young lady for the title, “Miaa Ameri can Legion,” will furnish a decorated automobile for her use in the “Big Parade,” on the afternoon of the Fourth, and a substantial cash prise will be given for the beat decorated car. Many Poets throughout the State have written that they are now mak ing plan* to choose an entry, and will make application for her before the lists of entries are definitely dosed, July 1st. » Two Small Firm. Barnwell Woman Is Killed in Columbia Two small fires occurre^ here dur ing the pn«t week, the damage in each instance being slight. Thura- day afternoon a blase waa discovered on the roof of a negro dwelling near the A. C. L. depot, and early Friday morning th* burning out of a motor in an electric refrigerator in the grocery at ore of Harold Williams on Wall Street was the occasion for an alarm to be eent in. „ miles and saw a large cotton field ^ neve/ return to South w?i Miss Lottie McBride, was mar-! SU1 ' able for landing, but, as he ex- Q, ro ii na because the State ccnstitu- ried twice, her firA husband being, P rea ' e ^ be ba( * b ‘ s eye on two the late Henry Rountree, b y whose other smaller cnes in case he found grave in the Joyce Branch Church yard she was laid to rest Sunday af- he could net make the larger one. He mad e his landing successfully but was ternocn. Funeral services were con- unable to continue his journey until ducted by the Rev. W. R. Davis and ! some w °rk. was d ™e <>" motor. th e Rev. W. E. Wiggins. Pall bear- The mechanic in Columbia who dots ers were: Active, J. T. Owens, C. C. ! thh work for him was out of the cit y Owens, Jr., Bennie Owens John Hogg,! Frida y and Mr * FulIer was waitin * George Grubbs and Ben Davis, honor ^ is " return - ary, B. F. Martin, N. G. W. Walker, J. U. Jones, Forrest S. Brown, Char lie Brown, Sr., Dr,A. T. Russell, W.J. Lemon? J. N. Dicks, J. E. Mahaftey, P. W. Stevens, J.-’K. Snelling and R. L. Bronston. Mrs. Owens is survived by her hus band and qne .daughter by her first Mr. Fuller has flown about 25,000 miles in his plane and this is the fiist trouble that he has had. He think.* that a particle of sand got into the drainer dr some part Of the machine. Card of Thanks. • * I wish to thank my friends for marriage, Mrs. Ailed Williams, of their kindness- and expressions of Chattanooga, Tetoni, ;who have the sympathy during the illness and death sympathy of. many friends in their ( of my wife, bereavement. ' ' • .* -C C. OWENS. ~ ‘ * -N • . tion forbids it- “A new. constitution is now being advocated,” he said, “and if prcjiibittcn is repealed, re turn of the saloon could b e made posi- ble by the constitutional convention.” He thinks the people - 5 hculd have a right to vote on theflkjucr que^t&n, but declared that he*Jwould not vote for repeal as long as/jSdlith Carolina favors pohibiticn. The speaker ex pressed the hope that the Democratic national convention will stick to econ- » • . omic issues. “America needs more money,” he said, declaring that the country is suffering from Bryans der feat on the 16-tc-l issue. He reviewed his record as an economist, but madd no reference to his term -in the sen-, ate. • In scoring the farm board, he said, “There’s not a man in the world worth $75,000 a year.” He declared that Senator Smith “has qilit talking cotton—it’s ‘school teachers’ now.** The Ongresaional Candidates. Although Friday’s audience was not very demonstrative and was quite impartial with applause for the varioa* senatorial candidates, A. F. Lever, who is seeking Congressman H. P. Fulmer’s seat in the House jpf % Representatives, wa* accorded an ovation at the conclusion of his ad dress, which brought the meeting to a close. Dr. D. R. Sturkie was the first can didate* for congress to speak. Hi* deveted his alloted time to criticisms of the federal farm board, Mr. Lever and Congressman Fulmer, who wa? absent, twitting Mr. Lever for his assertion that the former congress man is “broke,” whereas, he asserfed the Lexington man has been drawing big salaries for a long term of years and resigned a $6,500 job to enter the congressional race. Millions of |ol- lars have been lost, he declared, by the farm board, which was supported by the present incumbent. Mr. Lever confined his remarks mostly to a discussion of economic questions, declaring in favor of con trolled inflation. “Debt of the indi vidual, the towns an<H cities, the States, the natic’h and the world is responsible for present depressed con ditions,” he declared. Trade is bo ng restricted because of the gold stand ard a s maintained by the Un'ted States and France, he declared, which makes the dollar worth from two to four times as much as it was a few years a gV when measuied in terms of commodities. Government expendi tures, notably ship subsidies, high taxes and nepotism came in for their share of criticism by the wiry former congressman. Mr. Lever’s remarks were frequently applauded as he drove home his points and sit the con* elusion of his speech many gathered around him to shake his hand and pledge their support. I. Tuhen Bush,'Esq., presHed over the meeting in the absence of Col. Edgaf A? Brown, tfSiinty chairir.ari. who was at th e bedside of Ms sick wife in a Columbia hospital. Mrs. Henrietta Carter. Wife of P. P. Carter, Run Over by Car hi Capital CUy. Columbia, June 25.—Mrs. Henriet ta Carter, 74, wife of Preston P. Car ter, of near Barnwell, waa run over and fatally injured about nine o’clock Friday night at Assembly and Ger-—- vais Streets by an automobile driven by J. G. Doyle, 23, of New BrooklandT Mrs. Carter’s daughter, Mrs^ W. L. Black, o^ Columbia, waa with her t mother when the accident occurred and was also struck by the car; the was carried to the Baptist hospital where she was examined and found to ba suffering only from superficial injur ies and later went home. Aside from shock, she ia practically uninjured. Mrs. Carter had heerv in Colombia about a month visiting Mrs. Black and another daughter, Mrs. J. 8. Briggs. She had not been in the best of health and waa spending a part of the summer with her daughters m hope of regaiaing her strength. Fri day night she went with her daughter to the curb market and it la reported that she and Mrs. Black were cross ing Gervais at the intersection with Assembly, when the traffic lights ■witched from red to green, re leas traffic cn Gervais street, and th« ear came on them. Two wheels of the car were said to have passed over the body of Mrs. Carter. When she reached the hospi tal she was still bresthiag, bat expired almost at the door of the institation. J. G. Doyle, who was being held last night at the police station, said he was driving down Gervais toward- the river and that the rad lights at Assembly held him ap. He stopped, and when the light switched to green, suited across Assembly, holding oat his hand to indicate a tarn to the left, down Assembly. LighU from cor* coming ap Gervais ^ from the river blinded him, he said, sod his car was still moving ia low gear when he felt it strike an object. He brought it quickly to a stop and said he want ed to Uke Mrs. Carter, who was lying on the street, to the hospiUl, bat an ambulance was called instead. Offi cerg conducted him to the police sU- <K>n He was deeply gtievsd because of the accident and expressed his great sorrow a t the death of Mrs. Carter, whom he did not know. Hi* mother arrived at the police sUtion soon after the tragedy and was un able to control hetsetf when she saw her son, sobbing with grief as she talked to him with her arms about him. Mrs. Carter is sutvived by her hus band and two daughters who live tat Columbia and a third daughter, Mrs. Edna McDonald, of Barnwell. Three *onx also survive, E. W. Prieater, of Fairfax; George Priestef, of Swauasu, and W. A. Carter of Barnwell The SUte Theatre Opens. *1 The State Theatre, formerly known as The Vamp, will open tomorrow (Friday) evening under the manage ment of J. Pope Gantt, of Wagener. Mr. Gantt has remodeled the interior of the thfeatre and installed the latest We s tem Electric sound equipment and other new apparatus. The picture for his opening nights is “The Im patient Maiden,” starring Lew Ayers. The night .show starts at 8:30 and there will also be a matinee Saturday afternoon at four o’clock Mr. Gantt has had the theatre in spected by Lloyd Vickery, chief of the local fire department, who haa pronounced it in good shape. Hit by Pitched Ball. Billie, son of Mr. and Mr*. R. L. Bronson, was painfully though not seriously hurt Tuesday afternoon when struck by a pitched ball. A pitcher was “wanning up” and the boy tan between him and the catcher. The ball hit him under ^he chin, in flicting a cut that required ^ couple cf stitcher. ■ »• 4 , , ,, Negro Teacher Dead. . Prof. J. S. M. Carter, 77, for many years a teacher in the negro schools of Barnwell County, died at his home here Thursday. John was a respect ed negroand had many fiifjg mirmp the white people. Funeral aervicea were conducted Friday. t '* Advertise in The